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    Old game - new laptop

    Basically I want to install and play a old (1996) cd-rom game on my new laptop (windows 7)

    I get an error message when I try to install it. Not compatible with version of windows.

    Im after some help, to where as to down load patches etc to overcome this.

    Thanks in adavance!

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    Right click on the application, select properties and then the header compatibility. Then tick the box Run in compatibilty for ......O/System

    Try that

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    Yeh, ive tried changing to Win 95/ Win 98 etc. but no luck... same error massage, Thanks for your quick reply though.

    “The version of this file is not compatible with the version of Windows you're running. Check your computer's system information to see whether you need an x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version of the program, and then contact the software publisher.”

    Thats what i get

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    What you trying to run and on what O/S?

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    A bitmap brothers Game - Z. On windows 7.

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    i think you would need to run an older o/s inside your windows 7 browser. im not exactly sure how but i know it can be done.

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    Thats struggling to open too

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    Did it run on XP?

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    I never tried. It may have done... but im not sure. As it was my dads old pc.

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